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Genre: Entertainment
Date of upload: Feb 23, 2024 ^^
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RYD date created : 2024-05-07T01:31:29.183722Z
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The question of the prop turning. The Pratt and Whitney PT-6A turboprop engine would have injected a great deal of water upon landing, snuffing out the combustion in the combustion chambers. When the plane was being towed, the prop was windmilling in the current. Unlike a piston engine, which is nearly impossible to rotate without considerable force, a turbine engine is freewheeling, easily turned by hand or water flowing around the prop.
On another YT channel, Paul S has some excellent photos and video of the plane hitting the water and the passengers exiting the plane and standing on the pontoon. The video was taken by a passenger aboard the cruise to the far right of the frame of when the plane crashed.
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He landed with a fairly strong tailwind. You can see the windsock at the seaplane basin was fully extended which indicates a 15+ knot/17+ mph wind. There was also a good deal of wave action in the bay at the time. High landing speed due to a strong tailwind combined with moderate waves caused the right side float to collapse.
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Is that a designated landing area?
1:00 The plane enters the harbor airspace
1:23 It touches (splashes) down
1:42 The pilot guns one last time but the prop's in the drink
2:08 (video break)
2:11 Officer returns from siesta
In a previous lifetime, I worked the Lake Patrol team (an extension of the Lifeguard team) at a very large, high profile resort with a couple lakes, wildlife and water fowl, and water craft rentals. What could possibly go wrong?
Point being: I think I have some standing to ask, "WTF was the water patrol doing?"
Thanks Wavy, good stuff.
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Those boats @ 2:39 flat out cruising ! The response reminded me of the miracle on the Hudson !
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@WavyBoats
2 months ago
Was this landing Pilot error? Where is everyone watching from? π
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